Microchipping staff: Sensible safeguarding or ethical nightmare?

Microchips could provide firms with valuable workforce data and improve accessibility. However, some are concerned it’s a step too far

Hot topic: Mental and physical health parity

Business leaders and unions have called for the government to ensure parity of treatment for mental health in the workplace through obliging employers to offer mental health first aid, with...

Government-backed flexible working campaign launched

A new campaign has been launched today to encourage employers to make flexible working the norm

Two-thirds of EU workers considering leaving because of Brexit

As MPs prepare to vote on whether to back May's deal for leaving the EU, Prospect reveals that EU workers feel unwelcome in the UK

Employers report changing employee expectations

Almost all (97%) employers agree that employees’ expectations of their experience in the workplace are changing, according to Aon

May considering workers' rights demands to win Brexit deal support

?The government is considering giving extra protections to workers to win support for its EU withdrawal agreement

The five biggest HR learnings from 2018

As we enter a new year it's a good opportunity to assess what we've learned and where to go next

Legal lowdown: Who owns LinkedIn contacts?

What employers can do when an employee leaves the business with a valuable list of connections on a personal LinkedIn account

Iceland NMW case raises questions over benefits schemes

?Supermarket Iceland has said it plans to challenge a £21 million demand from HMRC in a case that raises questions over the enforcement of minimum wage law

Racism has mutated to survive

We’ve come a long way since the days when 60% of employed black women worked as domestic servants, but racism is not gone

Working with tech suppliers on GDPR compliance

HR will need to work closely with tech suppliers long into the future to protect employee data and all involved parties

The 12 months of 2018: October

It's been an eventful year for HR-related issues hitting the headlines. Our 12 Days of Christmas countdown revisits each month's most notable happenings